Direct MP3 Download: Podnutz Daily #81 – Fixing Automatic Updates
Problem:
No right-click on the desktop.
Could right-click everywhere else
But if you right-clicked on the desktop
Windows would halt or freeze.
Solution:
Disable context menu items via :
shellexview
Problem:
Computer could not connect to the internet.
Ran my cleaning programs.
Solution:
WinSock XP Fix
Cures the problem of lost connections after the removal of Adware components
or improper uninstall of firewall applications or other tools
that modify the XP network and Winsock settings.
Problem:
This computer was also having problems
retrieving Windows updates.
In the Security Control Panel the updates were set to ON
but PC would still get the system tray red shield warning icon.
Solution:
I went to the Microsoft website
and downloaded the updates manually.
This fixed the conflicting security warning.
Ran SeaTools on a hard drive today.
Hard drive was bad but still usable
really slow and unpredictable.
Cloned the hard drive with Acronis
and put that image on the new hard drive via usb 2.0
Voice Mail from Simon:
Free partitioning software with useful tools
Parted Magic
Windows Vista has slightly different requirements for partitioning formats
So clone the drive before you use this.
Ultimate Boot CD for Windows has WDdiagnostics built-in
which is Western Digital’s version of SeaTools.
Simon is looking for advice:
When you do a Windows repair install
do you have to match the SP level on the CD
that is currently on the PC?
I have used a SP1 CD on a SP2 machine
But I have never used a SP3 CD on a SP2 machine.
Email from Henry:
Wants advice on buying a laptop.
I’ve seen an Acer for $379
But I would buy a Dell for myself
after getting a deal from Best Buy
through their weekly advertisements.
Email from Bob:
When Windows Updates Won’t Update
http://www.pcworld.com/article/150734/when_windows_update_wont_update.html
Email from Ray.
Ray recently used ophcrack for the first time.
Loved it and worked great.
Now he is wondering what to say to his customers
when/if they ask how he got past their passwords.
Email from Howard:
My Toshiba laptop no longer plays the
Windows wav file at start up and shut down.
Email from Sherwin:
4G of RAM in the XP computer
but not all 4G were showing.
Check the specifications of the
motherboard to see if 4G exceeded
what it can handle.
Another remote support tool
from the makers of Go To Meeting
GoToAssist.com
Live call from Goman:
Goman has the Acer Apire 1 Netbook
that I have been considering.
He gives us his opinion on
getting Ubuntu configured to his needs.
